China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 --- Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.

 Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

        The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people's average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

        At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

36．According to the passage, what is the average housing price per square meter in China?

    A．8000 yuan       B．10000 yuan       C．7000 yuan       D．It's not mentioned here

37．Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

    A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality,

        environment and supporting facilities.

    B．American people's average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese

        people.

    C．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property

      developers do when they sell their houses.

D．There are more people who need houses in China.

38．What is the main idea of this passage?

    A．The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something

useful to prevent it.

 B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

   C．The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

D．Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

39．How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high

housing prices?

    A．Four        B．Three        C．Five        D．Two

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

61．S______ is the system by which some people are owned by others.       

62．Fifty years ago, mixed-race marriages were f________.      

63．The police a_____ Rosa Parks, a black woman who refused to give her seat to a white man..       

64．Do you know which big cities are at the same a______ as Rio de Janeiro?.       

65．There are many café, shops and restaurants on Copacabana’s main a________ .      

66．It is very relaxing to take a d______ in the pool in summer.    

67．There is a w______ belief among bioengineers that it will be one day be possible to create life under laboratory conditions. .         

68．It is easier for a physical wound to heal than a m______ one.       

69．Although Sam left school more than ten years ago, he still keeps in touch with his f_____ classmates .        

70．Some people are g______ for money and some for power. .

----Why did you leave that position?

   ----I ______ a better position at IBM.

   A．offer       B．offered       C．am offered        D．was offered

— How do you keep fit?

— By having a healthy diet and _________ regularly.

A. turning out  B. working out    C. giving out                      D. going out 

When you go shopping, you may not be aware of all the thought and planning which has been put into the design of products. The only aim of all this thought and planning is to make us __1__ as much of our money as possible.

Packaging is a very important area in product __2__. Some companies even hire psychologists to make __3__ or do experiments on packaging. In one __4__ experiment, some psychologists wanted to find the best __5__ for a new soap powder. They decided to test the colours blue and yellow. Three different boxes were designed. Some boxes were blue, some were yellow and some were a __6__ of blue and yellow. The same powder was out in all three boxes, a group of women was given the new soap powder in order to __7__ it.

The results were very interesting. The powder in the yellow packet was said to be much too __8__. However, the women thought that the powder in the blue box was much too weak. They felt the powder in the __9__ box to be the best powder. So we had better remember never to judge goods by their packaging! We must not allow ourselves to be __10__ into spending more money than we can afford.

A. earn B. save    C. spend  D. gain

A. assembling      B. sell     C. manufacture      D. design

A. suggestions     B. examples    C. models       D. efforts

A. new B. famous       C. physical     D. complicated

A. shape      B. colour C. material     D. box

A. separation       B. collection   C. result  D. mix

A. buy  B. promote     C. try      D. use

A. powerful B. expensive   C. tiny    D. cheap

A. bright      B. big     C. traditional  D. brand new

A. cheated  B. tricked       C. persuaded   D. dropped

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的第一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear editor,

I am a high school student. A few days before,                              76_______

one of my very good friend told me that he was going                         77_______

to stop the school. He said that he wanted to start his                      78_______

own business. I tried best to get him to change his mind,                    79_______

but I failed.

I know it is difficult of him to change his mind.                           80_______

He is not doing so good in his studies, yet I want to                        81_______

insist that I give it a try.  The process is more                       82_______

important than the results.  Now there are only 60 days                  83_______

left before that test. I am not sure that his decision is                84_______

right or wrong . I needed your advice.                                   85_______

—Have you paid the rent of the house?

—The rent of the house?           .

A. That isn’t due yet. B. Are you sure?

C. The house needs repair.  D. Please remember the amount.

     in the study lost in thought for a long time, I suddenly realized that nothing in the world remains      .

   A. Having sit; unchanged  B. To sit; unchanging C. Sitting; unchanged D. Sitting; unchanging

92. It was good ______ you to invite me to join in the party.

 A.for                        B. in                                   C. to                                   D. Of

72. We couldn’t read the notice on the board because several people were standing _______ it.

A. in front of              B. in the front of                C. at the back of         D. in back of